Cape Town – From a fire ignited by lightning destroying a tourism building in Nelson Mandela’s birthplace; to Africa registering a total of more than 10 million coronavirus cases… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Fire ignited by lightning destroys tourism building in Nelson Mandela’s birthplace
A fire ignited by a lightning strike has destroyed a tourism building in a South African village where anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was born, his family announced on Sunday.
Total Covid cases in Africa top 10 million, says watchdog
Africa has registered a total of more than 10 million coronavirus cases, according to figures from the African Union’s health watchdog seen by AFP on Sunday. Read more…
WATCH | Six people, including a diver, die in SA’s Eastern Cape floods
At least six people, including a diver, have been killed in flash flooding from torrential rains in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, a senior regional official said on Sunday. Read more…
Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200, govt says
Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state, a government spokesperson said on Sunday. Read more…
Tanzania president reshuffles cabinet amid party infighting
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan reshuffled her cabinet Saturday as she battled to put a lid on infighting in the country’s ruling party. Read more…
Tigray rebels claim dozens killed in drone strike on IDP camp
Tigrayan rebels claimed on Saturday that dozens of people had been killed in a drone strike on a camp for people displaced by the war in northern Ethiopia. Read more…
ANC marks 110 years in low-key fashion as SA reels from devastating fire in parliament
South Africa’s ruling ANC marked its 110th anniversary on Saturday in low-key fashion as the country reels from the devastating fire in parliament, last year’s deadly riots and emerging details of corruption. Read more…
Egypt frees Coptic rights activist Ramy Kamel
Egyptian authorities have released Coptic rights activist Ramy Kamel after more than two years spent in pre-trial detention, his family said on Saturday. Read more…
South African deejay Ashley Raphala, popularly known as DJ Shimza, has received a social media backlash after he revealed that his helper washes his socks and underwear. Read more…
Cameroon dream of title at home as Cup of Nations kicks off
Fifty years after last hosting the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon kick off the continental showpiece on Sunday targeting a sixth title while hoping the spectre of the coronavirus does not overshadow the tournament. Read more…
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